| According to Sernau "Global Problems: The Search | | | | effect it might have on the society in general. It is |
| for Equity, Peace and Sustainability", the family, in | | | | worth mentioning the negative effects of divorce |
| many ways, is the origin of society and remains | | | | and how it affects the households headed by |
| the most essential social, economic and political | | | | women, where they are not always officially |
| unit, within which individuals experience authority, | | | | recognized or accepted as heads of family in a |
| co-operation and governance. Families teach | | | | social context. |
| individuals how to relate to and treat one another | | | | Therefore, their families may be not entitled to |
| and at the same time provide a suitable room for | | | | collect certain benefits, such asaccess to property |
| nurturing, development and education. They are | | | | and credit rights, which in a long run is an |
| truthfully the schools where social and emotional | | | | impediment to providing income and nice shelter |
| skills are obtained and coined for the rest of the | | | | for the family. In many cases, in one parent |
| life. | | | | families, children get stigmatized by their peers for |
| Clearly, families provide a priceless service to | | | | the absence of their father or mother, thereby |
| society, without families the society could just | | | | enforcing psychological trauma. On my opinion, |
| disappear. In many cases, the families' | | | | discrimination against female headed families is |
| contributions to society are ignored. Departing | | | | destructive and unjust, as females are absolutely |
| from these grounds, Sernau presents concepts | | | | capable of providing supporting family |
| relating to gender inequality and what detrimental | | | | environments. |